BERLIN, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Angela Merkel begins her second term as German chancellor as criticism over her policies is mounting.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A new entrant has emerged as lobbying for and against ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair as the European Union's first full-time president intensified.

LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- European finance ministers said they were stunned by an estimate placing Greece's deficit at more than 10 percent of the country's gross domestic product.

LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Britain and France disagree on how to limit big bonuses for bankers, which both countries hold partially responsible for the financial crisis, analysts say.

STRASBOURG, France, July 16 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has British government support to become the first permanent president of the European Union, a spokeswoman said.

FRANKFURT, Germany, April 7 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank said that European countries couldn't adopt the euro without becoming members of the eurozone.

WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- European leaders have expressed skepticism about the U.S. push to spend money to pull the global economy out of recession.

BRUSSELS, March 10 (UPI) -- Sixteen European nations said they oppose U.S. President Barack Obama's push to increase stimulus spending in the European Union.

POZNAN, Poland, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.N. talks over a global climate treaty might be slow and tedious, but the European Union is putting its "green" credibility on the line as opposition from some member states threatens to derail the EU's energy and climate package.